Bernie Torme Surpasses PledgeMusic Goal In Under 24 Hours

(Classic Rock) Bernie Torme launched a PledgeMusic campaign on Tuesday to fund his first album in 15 years and he announced that he passed his target amount in under 24 hours.

The Irish icon - known for his time with Ozzy Osbourne, Ian Gillan and others - aims to return to his roots with the double-disc set, which follows 1999′s Wild Trash Guitar.

He tells Classic Rock: "I wanted to do an album now because it's been so f***ing long since the last one. Admittedly there were three Guy McCoy Torme records in between, but even the last of those was a while ago.

"I've got some really cool tracks: rockers, cosmic stuff, bluesy things. Stuff I really like to play. The Pledge thing is just brilliant - there's no Mister Man telling you what you 'ought' to be doing."